16,734 ▲ +26.8%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13,194
- 2016: 14,414
- 2021: 16,734
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sorell · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Sorell
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growth rate of 27% since 2011 has seen Sorell expand by over 3,500 people. The area is now home to 16,734 residents, with a typical age of 42 that is older than the national figure.
16,734
▲ +26.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Sorell — higher than 57% of areas.
| Sorell | 16,734 |
|---|---|
| Greater Hobart | 247,086 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown significantly to 16,734 people. Residents have aged slightly over the last decade, with the typical age rising by two years since 2011.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over now make up 20% of the population, an increase of 5.5 percentage points since 2011. This is a little above the Australian figure, while the proportion of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 17.4%.
20.0% ▲ +38.4%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Sorell splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.2%, which is well above the national figure. About 4.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, a little above the Australian average.
4.8% ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.2% ▲ +12.4%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Sorell, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Sorell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA64810/sorell/topic/demographics-identity